Less than 1 - PM Edition, May 28

This evening on Less than 1: Morgan & Morgan and Panish Shea Boyle Ravipudi file a putative class action in Orange County over the GKN Aerospace chemical emergency that forced fifty thousand Garden Grove residents to evacuate — the third lawsuit filed against the aerospace company this week. Also: California Attorney General Rob Bonta sues the company formerly known as 23andMe, alleging it concealed a massive genetic data breach and secretly paid a hacker $400,000 in cryptocurrency. And: a Los Angeles judge signals skepticism toward Southern California Edison's bid to spread Eaton Fire liability to the county and a small Altadena water district. Plus: Governor Newsom signs a bill making it a felony to seize ballots or election equipment without legal authorization, prompted by a Riverside County sheriff's controversial ballot seizure. Stories mentioned in this episode: Chemical crisis spurs expanding litigation against GKN Aerospace https://dailyjournal.com/articles/391760-chemical-crisis-spurs-expanding-litigation-against-gkn-aerospace Bonta sues over 23andMe data breach https://dailyjournal.com/articles/391743-bonta-sues-over-23andme-data-breach Judge signals skepticism toward Edison bid to spread Eaton Fire liability https://dailyjournal.com/articles/391763-judge-signals-skepticism-toward-edison-bid-to-spread-eaton-fire-liability